C40 Ethics of Computing

Offered under: 6.C40 and 24.C40
Term(s): Fall
Level: Undergraduate 
Units: 12
Prerequisite: None
Instructors: Armando Solar Lezama and Bradford Skow

Explores ethical questions raised by the potentially transformative power of computing technologies. Topics include: lessons from the history of transformative technologies; the status of property and privacy rights in the digital realm; effective accelerationism, AI alignment, and existential risk; algorithmic bias and algorithmic fairness; and free speech, disinformation, and polarization on online platforms.
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